[Advaita-l] Question

[Jaldhar H. Vyas]

On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, Marko Gregoric wrote:

> Dear friends
> Why should I put my efforts trying to understand that which is well
> beyond and/or prior to understanding?

One is perfectly entitled to live with worldly aims in mind (as long as it 
is regulated by dharma.)  One resorts to Vedanta once one has realized 
that worldly aims have finite ends are mixed with pain and sorrow and 
wishes to transcend that and seek true immortality and true bliss.

> And secondly, if only unconditional being is there isn't it true that
> there is no entity that has to understand or realize it?
>

What we see at present isn't unconditional being but conditioned by maya 
which conceals and distorts it.  It is overcoming maya which is referred 
to as "realization"

-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>